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| asmdata | |
|---|---|
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Data year | 2014 |
| Publ. year | 2014 |
| ASM Miners | 7,000 |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 5,000 |
| - max. | 9,000 |
| - female | 1 ,000 |
| - gold | 7 ,000 |
| ASM Commodities | gold |
Venezuela
ASM Population: xxx,xxx
Data sources for estimation
2019: 300,000
Organised criminal networks and illegal armed groups have staked control over different parts of the region, where they command obedience in most of the mining towns and over an estimated 300,000 miners.
Source of the ASM population figure is https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-gold-insight-idUSKCN1PZ0BX
2018: 50,000
(IGF-18): 30,000 - 70,000
2014: 48,000
(UBC-14): Gold-only data produced by statistic modelling:
Expected ASM population: 25,000 - 70,000 Estimated ASM gold production: 7 - 15.1 t/a
2014: 15,000
(SPDA-14): 15,000
Data apparently for gold and “illegal” only.
1999: 35,000
(ILO-99): Employment: 30,000 - 40,000
Number of mines: n/a
Illegal mines: n/a
Publications
| Reference | Year | Citation | Archived Copy | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARM-18 | 2018 | Barreto, M.L.,Schein, P., Hinton, J., Hruschka, F. (2018): The Impact of Small-Scale Mining Operations on Economies and Livelihoods in Low- to Middle-Income Countries. ARM, Envigado, PACT, Westcombe. | arm-18.pdf | responsiblemines.org/… |
| IGF-18 | 2018 | IGF (2018): Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues. IIED/IISD, London, Winnipeg. | igf-18.pdf | iisd.org/… |
| GMA-18 | 2018 | UNEP (2018): Global Mercury Assessment 2018. Technical Background Report E-Annex. Chapter 3.2. UNEP, Geneva. | gma-18.pdf | wedocs.unep.org/… |
| UBC-14 | 2014 | Seccatore, J., Veiga, M., et al. (Univ. of British Columbia - UBC) (2014): An estimation of the artisanal small-scale production of gold in the world. Scitotenv. 496. | ubc-14.pdf | doi.org/… |
| SPDA-14 | 2014 | Heck, C., coord. (2014): La realidad de la minería ilegal en países amazónicos. SPDA. Lima. | spda-14.pdf | spda.org.pe/… |
| ILO-99 | 1999 | Jennings, N. (1999): Social and labour issues in small-scale mines. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Social and Labour Issues in Small-scale Mines. ILO, Geneva. | ilo-99.pdf | ilo.org/… |
Further Materials
Videos:
Articles:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/andes/venezuela/073-gold-and-grief-venezuelas-violent-south
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-gold-insight-idUSKCN1PZ0BX
| asmdata | |
|---|---|
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| ASM Miners | 50,000 |
| - min. | 30,000 |
| - max. | 70,000 |